Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Stock markets continue to recover this morning with US index futures running up about 0.6% and building on yesterday’s gains while European indices have joined the party in earnest with the FTSE...

Canadian markets were back online and the loonie did not fare well against the big dollar as oil fell following the announcement of an oil deal between Russia and some members of the Organization of...

North American traders return to work from the holiday weekend to find markets ready to build on last week’s turnaround. Some of the fears and uncertainties that had gripped markets and threw...

The wave of fear that rocked markets around the world continued to impact Asia Pacific trading overnight but has faded this morning. European indices are on the rebound with the major indices like the...

Stocks and commodities are trading sharply lower again this morning, with breakdowns across a number of markets signalling the start of another downleg in the current bear market. The Hang Seng...

Following another weak overnight trading session in Asia where JPY gains sent the Nikkei down again, stocks have been on the rebound. European indices have bounced back particularly strong with...

Although Japan’s Nikkei managed to eke out a small gain on a day when many Asia Pacific markets were closed for the Lunar New Year holiday, European indices like the DAX and FTSE are down about...

Stock markets around the world have continued to recover overnight with European indices and US index futures trading moderately higher this morning. Crude oil has also been picking up again. Overall,...

The retrenchment in stocks and crude oil that we saw accelerate in the US yesterday afternoon weighed on overseas trading overnight and this morning but now appears to have run its course. US index...

Stock markets around the world have been falling again overnight. Nobody can blame China this time, however, as indices in Shanghai and Shenzen rose 2.2% and 3.4% respectively. Crude oil is likely a...

We’ve been seeing a retrenchment in stocks to start the new month as traders digest Friday’s big Bank of Japan driven moves. Stock market indices are pretty much red across the board...

It’s been a busy week for trading already and the action looks set to continue right into the weekend. In addition to normal month end squaring of positions, there have been a number of major...

Sometimes things come better late than never. I had originally planned to use the title above for my Asia Pacific note yesterday afternoon but that plan was stymied by the late day selloff in US...

Yesterday’s late day selloff and concerns that fiscal and monetary stimulus from China will be limited sent Asia Pacific markets lower overnight. The Nikkei and Hang Seng both fell about 2.4%...